COCHIN FILM SOCIETY
 

Adimadhyantham (The Beginning, The Middle and The End) / Dir: Sherrey

ആദിമധ്യാന്തം /  ഷെറി

 

As part of its monthly screening programmes, Cochin Film Society screens Adimadhyantham (The Beginning, The Middle and The End)  a Malayalam feature film directed by Sherrey in 2011,. The screening will be held at the Children’s Park Theatre, Ernakulam on Saturday, 22nd of August at 6.30 PM.

 

Adimadhyantham is a 2011 Malayalam film written and directed by debutant Sherrey and produced by P. Rasheed, starring Prajith and Sajitha Madathil in the lead roles. Adimadhyantham won a special mention award at the 59th National Film Awards. The film is yet to get a theatrical release, but received generally positive reviews in its premiere show. It was the only Malayalam film selected to compete in the 16th International Film Festival of Kerala, but was later ousted on technical grounds, and after a huge scandal, was included for a non-competition screening.

Adimadhyantham tells the story of a deaf Vedan boy from northern Kerala named Ekalavyan, who has to follow and perform some traditional tribal rituals to carry forward his family tradition in Theyyam and traditional beliefs. The boy, who is speech-and hearing-impaired, whose fears about death and loneliness forms the main thread of its story. The boy experiences days and nights differently and has nightmares about death.